J. David Dameron

This short summation by a 20 year mililitary officer has some good and weak points. At times, there seems to be misleading over simplification on the order of battle and there are serious omissions (i.e. not mentioning the Rutherford County militia or Col Andrew Hampton) But he does a much better job of using maps to show the avenue of attacks by the eight elements. This book is the only one that I have seen that attempts to show where the main camp of the Loyalists was located -- below the summit. I agree with his assumption. The book was part of the Battleground America Series by Da Capo Press… (mehr)

This book contains practically every battle fought in the American Revolution with tons of maps and enough details to recreate the battles if you desired to do so. When one reads this book you will be amazed at the size and scope of the Revolution. Most people hear about the opening shots at Lexington and Concord and the surrender at Yorktown, but hardly any Americans know anything else. This book will definitely change that! The author even proposes that this is truly the first World War because when the French and Spanish became involved the battles began to happen all over the globe. I wouldn't go that far myself, but I would consider it perhaps the first war fought on a global scale, but to be classed as world war it needs the involvement of the entire world. But nonetheless this book is an outstanding addition to the shelf and anybody interested in the American Revolution it truly becomes an essential item indeed.… (mehr)